Method and apparatus for obtaining agent status in a network management application
US8180846B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system determines status of agent execution of a command in a network. The system identifies a command to be performed by an agent and issues the command to the agent for execution. The agent operates a status manager that tracks execution status of commands in the agent. The system sends status requests to the agent to determine a status of execution of the command by the agent and the agent responds and sends a status response indicating the status of the execution of the command by the agent. Applications are thus provided with current status of execution of long running commands in an agent.
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